They can’t tell how to run my business

My company is no longer a member of the ECA and Nancoo does not speak on my behalf.

As Gabriel Faria, CEO of the TT Chamber of Industry and Commerce, stated, every business has its own circumstances and some may be hiring and some may be forced to reduce staff.

Faria therefore acted responsibly in stating that the Chamber could not and would not make a similar commitment.

It is high time the labour movement understands that businesses do not set out to retrench. Labour is a valuable resource and the cost of replacing or retraining employees is extremely high.

Most responsible businesses value their employees very highly.

Unfortunately, there are times when, for the company to survive, sacrifices must be made.

If the labour movement is so concerned about unemployment, and if it so knowledgeable about running businesses, then why don’t the unions invest their own money and some of the dues and strike funds they supposedly have accumulated in starting their own businesses? Once again I urge the responsible business associations to join together and make public their recommendations as to how they see labour legislation having to be changed and updated for the good of the country.

The private sector has invested its own money in the creation of businesses that are the employers of this country. We are the employers and we will run our businesses the best we can. Unless they are prepared to guarantee my debts to the bank and suppliers, no ECA president or union leader is going to tell me how to run my business.

STUART DALGLIESH Diego Martin